Table of Contents

1. Challenge

   Unseal the Vault and Log in with the Root Token

   1. Retrieve the vault keys.
   2. Unseal the vault.
   3. Log in with the Initial Root Token.
2. Challenge

   Install a MariaDB Server and Configure Remote Access

   1. In the Database Server, install mariadb-server and mariadb-client.
   2. Start and enable mariadb.service.
   3. Secure the server.
   4. Test Local Access to the MariaDB server.
   5. Exit the server.
   6. In the Database Server, open the 50-server.cnf file.
   7. Configure remote access.
   8. Restart mariadb.service.
   9. Install net-tools.
   10. Verify the changes.
3. Challenge

   Create `my_database` and Configure a User for Access

   1. In the Database Server, log in to the database.
   2. Create a new database named, my_database.
   3. Create a table named test_table, and populate it with generic content.
   4. Verify that the table was created successfully.
   5. Create a second table named, another_table.
4. Challenge

   Grant Vault Access to the Database and Create a User with Access to the `test_table`

   1. In the Vault Server, enable a database secrets engine.
   2. In the Vault Server, grant access to the database.
   3. Create a user with access to the test_table.
   4. Create a policy file with read-only access to the database.
   5. Write the policy.
   6. Create a token with the policy.
   7. Save the token for later use.
5. Challenge

   Get the Credentials and Test it Out

   1. In the Vault Server, retrieve the Domain name.
   2. In the Client server, install jq.
   3. Install mariadb-client.
   4. Request the credentials and copy the password and username.
   5. From the Client server attempt to authenticate against the database with the newly created credentials.
   6. Access the database.
   7. Fetch the data from test_table.
   8. Attempt to select data from another_table.